[ Ссылка ] - For patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation, a leaking heart valve, the use of surgical mitral valve repair techniques has been shown effective to eliminate symptoms, reduce the risk of heart failure, and provide patients a return to normal life expectancy.
However, patients are often confused about the surgical techniques used to repair, or reconstruct, a mitral valve. For example, we received a great question from Ann who asks, "Do all mitral valve repairs involve an annuloplasty ring?"
To answer Ann's question, we interviewed Dr. Steven Bolling, a leading cardiac surgeon who has performed over 5,000 heart valve operations at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Bolling is also an innovator who has developed several technologies and devices that have advanced the surgical and transcatheter care of mitral regurgitation, mitral valve leaflets and the mitral valve annulus.
To learn more about Dr. Bolling, please visit [ Ссылка ] or call (888) 647-1528 to schedule an appointment.
